Alfred Mardon Mowbray (1849–1915)[1] was an English Gothic Revival architect who practiced in Oxford and Eastbourne from the 1860s to the 1900s.

Alfred Mardon Mowbray
Born1849
Died1915
NationalityBritish
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsSS Mary and John parish church, Oxford
St Michael and All Angels church, Oxford

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SS Mary and John parish church, Oxford

Mowbray was articled to Charles Buckeridge 1865–70 and assistant to architects including Joseph Clarke and JW Hugall 1870–72.[1] He practiced in Oxford 1872–77, then in Eastbourne until after 1880.[1] He was made a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1881 but lapsed in 1896.[1] He had returned to Oxford by 1890, where he lived in Iffley Road.[1]

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St Michael and All Angels parish church, Summertown, Oxford

Sources

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  • Brodie, Antonia; Felstead, Alison; Franklin, Jonathan; Pinfield, Leslie; Oldfield, Jane, eds. (2001). Directory of British Architects 1834–1914, L–Z. London & New York: Continuum. p. 224. ISBN 0-8264-5514-X.
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 254.
  • Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
  • Tyack, Geoffrey (1998). Oxford An Architectural Guide. Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press. p. 240. ISBN 0-19-817423-3.